On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:26:06 +0000, supernav
wrote:
>
>>Importing cheap labour is better for the economy than >outsourcing to
>>cheap labour in other countries
>
>Far from it.
>
>Importing thru
>>immigration also means you pay for their health care, welfare, illegal
>>relatives, their children they bore here, more cars on the freeway,
>>rising rent prices, crime, etc.
>
>Outsourcing means you just pay for the
>>labour. PLUS -- it's a global market, so if Jose in mexico now costs
>>$2.00/hr -- move it over to Lu Chen in china for $1.00/hr.
>
>If american
>>companies started importing indian programmers -- indian programmers
>>would start incurring "american expenses" and would have to demand a
>>higher salary. Easier to keep them programming in their little hut to
>>keep costs down.
>
>-= nav =-
Not to mention that they now qualify for social benefits paid by
taxpayers. |